Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 12 October 2106A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 17:55. Yamaganda 09:14 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:31. Gulika Kalam 12:08 to 13:35. Rahu Kalam 15:01 to 16:28.00061218Moonrise 17:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 12 October 2106

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 04:42 Wed, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 12 October

Rahu Kalam runs 15:01 to 16:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:20
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:14 to 10:41
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:31
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:08 to 13:35
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:01 to 16:28
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:55

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 04:42 Wed · Pratipada until 03:33 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:43, then Revati until 15:29 Wed
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:38, then Vyaghata until 13:48 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 17:07 · Bava until 04:42 Wed · Balava until 16:11 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:55Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 36 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonTuesday 12 October
  • Purnima fastTuesday 12 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiFriday 22 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday 24 Oct after sunrise.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 23 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.